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United Nations Statistics Division National CensusInfo Training Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 – 23 September 2011 Outline of presentation What is CensusInfo? Initiative Objectives Main features of CensusInfo UNSD activities to promote CensusInfo CensusInfo resources

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United Nations Statistics Division National CensusInfo Training Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 – 23 September 2011 What is CensusInfo? CensusInfo is a software tool specifically designed for disseminating census data on the web and CD-ROM Developed by UNSD in partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA Officially launched in February 2009 at the 40 th session of the United Nations Statistical Commission

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United Nations Statistics Division National CensusInfo Training Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 – 23 September 2011 Census data dissemination is one of three main goals of the 2010 World Programme on Population and Housing Census as approved by the UN Statistical Commission at its 36 th session (March 2005) Initiative UNSD tasked with assisting countries in their efforts to disseminate census results effectively and timely Dissemination has been the weakest phase in population and housing census operations

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United Nations Statistics Division National CensusInfo Training Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 – 23 September 2011 Develop a software solution to facilitate the dissemination of census results fulfilling the following minimum criteria: Objectives Easy to implement and easy to use Free to use Dissemination of census data at any geographical level Able to generate census-specific outputs Customization for country-specific requirements Dissemination on the web and CD-ROM

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United Nations Statistics Division National CensusInfo Training Department of Census and Statistics, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 19 – 23 September 2011 Main features of CensusInfo CensusInfo is user and administrator friendly software